Tropical Polish

Posted on February 9, 2015 by reversecommuter

It is snowing again. Dumping obscene amounts of snow across New England. Boston’s suburbs are blanketed, school is shut down and the record books are quivering with delight at the new heights reached with the freezing cold white stuff.
reversecommuter could choose to wax on about Snowmageddon 2015, but instead I’ve chosen to zero in on tropical nail Polish offerings.

What’s better than a brilliantly cute named, beach friendly OPI nail polish to take the brrrr out of February?

Isn’t it amazing the power of a good pedicure? Practically transports you to a beach!

click to buy your own bottle of OPI Toucan Do It If You Try!

Full Disclosure – reversecommuter has escaped the snow for the next couple of weeks…and brought the polish for touch ups!

Snow Flake!

Posted on February 3, 2015 by reversecommuter

Seriously, a sense of humor, cute winter accessories and a solid supply of champs are all absolute necessities when buried under 4+ feet of snow (and more coming later this week!!).

A fur pompom is THE hat this season, from the yoga studio to the grocery store to the school bus drop off, the pouffy fluffy pompom has been sported on tons of yummy mummies. Eugenia Kim, the milliner mistress, allows her pompom to speak for itself.

With snowdrifts taller than me at 5’9″ that brilliant colored pompom is a hugely appealing selling feature!

Canada Goose jackets seem to be more visible than the actual honking feathered geese themselves. The hat on the other hand is less recognizable but fabulous and WARM!

Who can’t love a hat that is furry and comes in hot pink, among other choices?

Rolling the perfect snowball takes more than just skill. The perfect furry mittens need to help mold the arsenal. Moncler’s leads the pack and knows just how to handle the packing snow too. reversecommuter’s favorite winter activity is the surprise snowball attack as the children get off the school bus #mommieshavefuntoo!!!

No snow day is complete without a pair of metallic moon boots!

This classic boot has withstood the test of time, let’s see how these babies handle a toboggan ride!

Blinding snow is no match for Fendi’s cats eye glasses made of acetate.

Now get out there and embrace winter…I will be right here making sure the champs is perfectly chilled, hot chocolate is so overrated!

How do you say CashCash in Italian?

Posted on January 22, 2014 by reversecommuter

When would there be a better time to oooooh and awwwwwww over cashcash than during yet ANOTHER snow storm?! (click here for a cashcash explanation/definition)

reversecommuter went to Italy and discovered an incredible jewel…Chianti Cashmere.

Nora Kravis came to the Chianti region from the US, over 35 years ago, and luckily for all of us, she and the cashmere goats settled in the most beautiful hills in a rustic farmhouse, and created “the Louis Vuitton of cashmere”.

reversecommuter is the ridiculously lucky owner of quite a few pieces from Chianti Cashmere (quelle surprise!) and I can vouch for the luxurious softness of their scarves, blankets and wraps. Click here to shop! (what a gorgeous phrase that is!)

Chianti Cashmere just gave their website a major overhaul – which in itself is amazing as Nora was over in Hong Kong at an international convention then jetted over to Iran and Kashmir to educate the farmers on sustainable cashmere practices.

Oh, and did I mention the U.S. government contracts that she is working on in regards to sustainable farming. Nora = Superwoman…and I am not just saying that because I LOVE her cashmere!

Little Boy Wisdom

Posted on March 7, 2013 by reversecommuter

The other day my son asked me why people are so plain in the winter.

Out of the mouths of babes or what? People are plain in the winter – too much black, grey and brown is worn in the winter, not a lot of smiling while plodding through the slush & snow, and without the vitamin D of sunshine there is a certain mood factor. Clearly everything winter is way too serious!

Repeat after me “I will not be plain in the winter!”

Now go pop on a splash of color and a boot with a heel – just for kicks!

Armani jacket, Vince cropped leggings, (click the blue to buy – these are GREAT leggings!), Rocco P. boots, Missoni sunglasses, butter London fiver (click the blue for earlier post on butter London)